Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-13
BRIGHT BITS.

THE small boy at his spelling lesson ia like
postage stamp; he often gets stuck on a letter.
- g Stom BUilstin.
NOTHING suggests the arrival Of the millen-
mum more fUrcibiy than the sight OF an Old
Tom cat sleeping peacefully by the e-place
with Its head resting ON a boot jack.-Ner-
chant Irdgslsr.
OLD GKNr-How old are Won Fanny
Fanny was 10 years old my last birthday.
you don't ook to be so old rs that"
How you men do latter us poor women"
--7ec - SLrtiHgs.
M. CRAPAUD'S ENTHUSIASTICALLY ut zis
ees tommy contree. III a man haf fast
horse he calls it mere after his muZZare, and
IT he hat two he calls it perc after hees
fathalre. "-Lfke.
sHE-Yonr little wife m ade that cake with
her own lie IT little handsl
Howell, now. If my little wife will eat
that cake with her own dear little mouth 1
will be satjshed.-LsIe.
AMARRIED MAN in words unkind
And with much emphasis AYERS
His wife destroys his peace OF mind
by giving him piece of hers.
Me chdmG TrdCejer.
MAMMA-You're surely not afraid of a gen.
tie COW. Ethel WHY, she gives you ali the
nice butter for lunch, you know.
Ethel tdubiOusiy J. The butter is lust the
part OF her Pm afraid OF, IN amma.-13d Bis.
1T is said that in our several Maine col
leRes about tn rty young men are preparing
Themselves for the missionary field in India.
Between forty and DIT, are preparing them
selves for the base ban field IN the United
States Leaojstpa JU'maI.
"WRRE your relations friendly to the de-
fendan'? asked judge of witness in court
tne olher morning.
"All but my mother-in-law, believe, your
honor They didn't get on very well to-
gether."-Y mixers Statesman.
A HANDSOME young bride was observed to
be In deep reflection Ou her wedding uay.
One OF the brldesmais asked her the subject
my old beauX / should marry If | s. ouId be-
come widow, Ph'htjeGOnid CaU.
TIE Nevada Legislature has passed bill
TO forbid state officers getting sober. II is
strange legislation, but perhaps we should
explain that il works by first forbiddinQ them
20 get runk. III they are never drunk of
course they don't have to get sober.-olm
sd1cjsc0 a tn.
PERHAPS the ssddest state Of things re-
veaied by the earthquake is that in one hotel
a solitary young man dweIt in com pany with
lourte, unmarried ladies and sIXty-eie ut
widow. That poor young man must have
had some reassurIng to do when the earth
quake began to quake.-LOndnn Letter.
MIKE "a shahy creditor -shure. didn't We
git my tiligram last Friday ordtherin' tin
barls Nv unyunsZ.
Pat-Faith, Mike, did: but shure when 1
saw by the wrotin' that it wasn't yersilf thai
int 1t at all. at all, 1 gist trated it as for
gerry and ignored IL intoireiy. -Chtc00o Ram
BIER.
AHARvARD PROFESSOR has made the CAL
culatlOn that II men we're really as big a. they
smetimes feel there would be room IN the
United STATES for only Two prOfes Ors, three
lawyers. TWO doctors. aRd reporter on q
Philadelphia paper. The rest OF us WOuld b .
crowded INTO the sea and have to swim for it..
Detroit Pi eSs.
BRowN-'ve been trying to get sewer
through my street. five don't get it there'll
he an epidemic; terrible condition of things
terrible But don't see but itll have to
come. L can't yet any satisfaction out Of tho
city authorities and Pm disguised with the
whole gang.
Fn2S-Nonsense, mani You can get any,
| thing out of the city authorizes if you only
| 20 the wrong way to WORK -BoSton Tram
sc,iDt.